Update: "Unfortunately Tomi
and Arri of the Finnish team had to turn back before the summit. The Finnish
team were told by the Himalayan Experience that all fixed ropes are in place
but in fact for some reason there were no fixed lines high up. The two are now
back in camp 2 and will continue their way down to abc tomorrow."

Previous Update

Note: This is
UNCONFIRMED, but from a reliable source: Again this is totally unconfirmed!
(very hard to confirm news right now!!)

Update: Tomi and Arri
are on their way back down near camp 2 after their summit attempt, but
there is no news yet if the attempt was successful.

Update May 20th, 2005: 6.30 p.m. (Nepalese time) Two
members of the Finnish team (Tomi and Arri) are at camp 3 (8300m). Tonight
they will pack their packs and leave for the summit attempt at midnight.

The team
who tries to reach the summit of Everest:

Arri Leino
32y Espoo/Finland

Veli-Pekka
Mölsä 42y Espoo/Finland

Teijo
Lehtinen 44y Varese, Italy

Arto
Suolanen 33y Anjalankoski/Finland

Tomi Myllys
32y Vantaa/Finland

Tero
Järvinen 31y Tuusula/Finland

Heikki
Karinen 40y Tampere/Finland

Finland Everest 2005

Members:

No

Full Name

Nationality

01

Mr. Veli Pekka (Molsa)

Finland

02

Mr. Tomi Pekka Myllys

Finland

03

Mr. Arri Jero Aleksi Leino

Finland

04

Mr. Arto Aatos Tapani S.

Finland

05

Mr. Heikki Mikael Karinen

Finland

06

Mr. Tero Juhani Jarvinen

Finland

07

Mr. Teijo Olavi Lehtinen

Finland

Nepali Staff

01

Mr. Chhauwa Sherpa

Cook

They are
all very experienced climbers, their route is from Tibet side on the north
side. A lot of research work around high altitude illness will be done.

More coming soon!

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